One of the most feared figures in the Marvel universe is the Red Skull who has a key role in the Hydra. Even Red Skull can be said to be one of Captain America's enemies who also has the same power as his nemesis added with a great ambition to rule the world under his organization. It is reported that Red Skull is still alive today, and he has many other surprising facts that people rarely know about it.

In this article, Dunia Games will talk about Red Skull's facts as the leader of Hydra and the nemesis of Captain America. Let's dig in!

1. Has a Dark Past

As one of the villains and one of the opponents of the famous superhero Captain America, Red Skull is a villain who turns out to have had a dark childhood, and it all started when his own father died of suicide after his father tried to drown Schmidtafter his mother's death following Schmidt's birth.

2. He's a Member of Nazi

Red Skull's childhood or past wasn't very bright, and thus, it affected his nature and upbringing. With his evil nature in mind, he killed a Jewish girl he loved. Since then, Schmidt's mind began to crack and he joined the Nazis, after that, he killed his own childhood friend, Dieter, in front of Adolf Hitler.

3. He's the Leader of Hydra

"Hail Hydra" is the slogan of the villain group in the Marvel universe, both in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, namely Hydra. In the group, there is a leader, and it's clear that Red Skull is the main leader of Hydra. Hydra has been considered a major threat in World War II, and with that, Hydra has been labeled as one of the major threats to the world.

4. Once Created the Sleepers

During World War II, Red Skull had created five machines that would be prepared and hidden from view, so that, if Axis lost the war, then the robots known as Sleepers would be triggered to the surface, causing massive destruction and could give Red Skull the victory he dreamed of, or it could be called a backup plan from the Red Skull.

5. Red Skull's Brain Once in Captain America's Clone

In the comics, Red Skull was once rumored to be alive and even grew old, and when he got old, he realized that would die, but he was resurrected by a loyal Hydra Lieutenant and also a Nazi geneticist, Arnim Zola. Zola had previously obtained DNA samples from Captain America years earlier and produced a clone of Steve Rogers who eventually had the Red Skull's brain implanted.

6. Hitler is Afraid of Red Skull

It's no longer surprising that Marvel often presents famous characters in their comics, such as Barack Obama and Hitler. For Hitler, his appearance is most often included in the Captain America story, where he dealt with Captain America and even with Red Skull. The fact is that Hitler was afraid of the Red Skull, and it was all because Red Skull was eviler than Hitler.

7. Once Died for a Long Time Before Being Revived

Captain America has once been dead for a long time, where he was frozen in ice and wakes up in modern times. Apart from Captain America, his iconic enemy, Red Skull, has also experienced the same, where Red Skull was trapped in an underground bunker due to his battle with Captain America, making himself trapped and dead for a long time. Red Skull comes back to life because A.I.M found him and brought him to life.

8. Red Skull Once Became Dell Rusk

If MCU's Red Skull wasn't brought to Vormir, then he might become a spy known as Dell Rusk. As Rusk, Schmidt once managed to become Secretary of Defense in the United States. He also gained a large amount of political power without having to use his power but the power of manipulation and influence that he has.

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9. Red Skull is the Member of S-Men

It is not a typo, but S-Men is indeed a real group in Marvel. The S-Men are not X-Men, and the S-Men are the opposing group of the X-Men. The S-Men is a group of criminals whose goals and ambitions are to destroy and imprison the existing Mutants, and the leader is the Red Skull himself.

10. Indirectly, He is Cosmic Skull

Although Schmidt was sent to Vormir to guard the Soul Stone as seen in Avengers: Infinity War, there is a Red Skull's connection with the cosmos in a way that is much different from the comics. He had worked with Korvac and even headed to Galactus' ship to open the limitless power of his newfound warping ability.

11. Once United His Mind with Charles Xavier's

Red Skull is indeed known as an evil character, and he relies on his evil, cunning plans. We can say that he is a villain who is skilled at strategy. In addition to killing someone with his plans, he once united his own mind with Charles Xavier's, making him have powerful psychic powers.

12. Has a Daughter and Becomes the New Red Skull

Sinthea Schmidt is the daughter of the Red Skull, where she once wanted to be killed by her own father because she was born as a woman, but in the end, her father decided to train her harder than he trained men. In the end, Red Skull managed to make his own daughter more evil and cunning than him. Later, she is known as the successor to her father, the New Red Skull.

13. He's No Longer Guarding the Soul Stone in Vormir

In the MCU's Avengers: Infinity War, Red Skull returns to the big screen and he is told as the guardian of the Soul Stone as well as the guide for everyone who wants the stone in Vormir. According to the news in The Avengers' Twitter account, the Russo Brothers explained that the Red Skull is no longer in Vormir, and he might be pursuing his unfulfilled desires.

14. Once Teamed Up with The Joker

Marvel and DC are two different comic productions, but in the past, they both cooperated and spawned a crossover. In 1997, Marvel and DC had a crossover with their superheroes teamed, and one of the examples was Batman and Captain America. Interestingly, not only the heroes teamed up, but their respective villains also shared the same treatment as well. In this case, the Nazi supervillain Red Skull hired the Clown Prince Of Crime, the Joker, to steal him an atomic bomb during the World War II.

15. He was an Italian

Before the MCU, Red Skull used to be a villain who was told to be a person who had Italian nationality, and the story was completely different from the comics. In this case, he was a Nazi named Tadzio de Santis who came from Italy. In addition, he was really blasphemed because of his odd appearance, where the Italian Red Skull was judged as a Red Skull with a ridiculous look.

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